English Grammar Exercises for B2_used to and would
English Grammar Exercises for B2_used to and would
1. Complete each sentence with the correct form of used to and the verbs below.
be be have not have not use not want
3. Complete the second sentence with used to so that it means the same as the first.
In the past, people 1 used to find (find) fame by being an actor, a sports star, a singer and so
on. And even very talented people 2 would know (know) that they’d only get a ‘big break’ by
achieving something really special that brought them to the public’s attention. Before the rise
of social media, people 3 did not use to become (not become) famous just for being famous.
There 4 wouldn’t be (not be) celebrities like Justin Bieber, who rose to fame after posting
videos of himself online. But there’s a downside – perhaps careers 5 did not rise (not rise) so
fast, but they also 6 did not crash (not crash) so spectacularly; nowadays a damaging story or
photo can go viral on the internet in minutes. And in the past, the famous at least had some
privacy and 7 did not need (not need) to be available to their fans on Twitter 24/7!
5. Complete the sentences with used to or would and the correct form of the verbs below.
There may be more than one possible answer.
bite eat know make not think visit
6. Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences. Only use the past simple when it is
the only correct answer.
Culture Code
Why are people around the world so very different? What makes us live, buy,
even love as we do? The answers are in the codes.
Культурний код
Чому люди в усьому світі такі різні? Що змушує нас жити, купувати,
навіть кохати так, як ми це робимо? Відповіді приховані в кодах.